Android nerd, switched to iPhone 6 Plus

Zorachus said:
Awesome thank you. I paid for this and enabled it, but I don't see the Nexus type software keys ?
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Swipe up from bottom right of your screen to bring up the keys. You can adjust how to display them in Settings/AlternateControls. It's not a perfect tweak, but it's a helluva lot closer to that Android function than I've ever seen in iOS.
 
It's amazing how many mods there are for iOS, and even more amazing that there's a jailbreak for every single iPhone regardless of carrier. Android will never ever have this kind of support - the best we can hope for is Nexus mods for <1% of users or hoping that your device gets root + unlocked bootloader, which is unlikely, then play the custom rom lottery and suffer endless reboots and crashes.
 
UPDATE: I got a new Nexus 6 last night, and still have the Jailbreaked 6 Plus. ( I made a sweet trade on Craigslist, my OnePlus One + my old sort of beat up HTC One M8, that had a few scratches and scuffs, so I traded those two old phones, for a brand new in the box Midnight Blue Nexus 6 )

I couldn't pass up that deal.

Ok so I rooted and installed custom Recovery right away on the Nexus 6, and a stock based ROM and battery friendly kernel.

First Impressions;

Overall impressions one day in with the Nexus 6. It is a HUGE phone, going back to my 6 Plus after playing around with the N6 all night, feels like a mini and much smaller phone. I like how all the tech sites, say look at how tall the iPhone 6 Plus is, it's the same size as the Nexus 6 almost, but the Nexus 6 has a way bigger screen. yes that's true technically, but the 6 Plus is a lot narrow, way thinner, and lighter. Sure it's the same height as the Nexus 6, but the 6 Plus having a narrower width, being a lot thinner, and lighter makes it feel in hand, much much smaller and more manageable than the Nexus 6. Really is a big difference, and pictures on website reviews, or YouTube videos can't really show that size and feel in hand difference. The iPhone 6 Plus is an easier phone to use if size makes a difference to you, just a better feel in the hand, higher quality build.

Performance;

The Nexus 6 phone itself, is fast and snappy, but not like oh my God awesome fast, no, it feels just like my other Android phones this year. The Jailbreaked 6 Plus, just feels fluid as flowing water, yeah maybe not warp speed fast, but overall consistently the same smooth speed, zero stutter, zero hiccups, always fluid smooth. Bottom line, the JB 6 Plus feels smoother than the Nexus 6.

Battery;

Now there's no way I can get a true evaluation just 24 hours in with the Nexus 6, but I can say standby time just seems average. I left it off the charger last night at 49%, and this morning was at 43%, where my iPhone 6 Plus I went to bed with it at 18% battery left, and woke up and checked it, still was at 18%. I am actually really shocked on the amazing battery life of this 6 Plus, it gets hammered on all day and night long, nonstop use, and will go from 6am to 11pm with still like 25% battery left, and I am on on it every minute practically lately. Where the Nexus 6 we unplugged this morning at 8am with a full charge, and now at 10:30am it's down to 72% battery life, but did have 1h 30m Screen On time. Bottomline, standby time on the JB 6 Plus is better.

Screen;

AMOLED vs LCD is such a hard comparison, usually personal preference. The Nexus 6 has deeper richer and more vibrant colors, due to the AMOLED, and the 6 Plus is more true in color, just looks accurate, maybe more bland next to the Nexus 6. But the 6 Plus being 1080p and the Nexus 6 being 1440p, I can't even see the difference to be honest. Actually the 6 Plus screen looks sharper and a slight more crisp actually. Bottomline, it's a tie, they are both great screens.

Usability;

This is hard to compare, iOS8 vs Android 5.0. But I will say that when heavily using each phone, with phone calls, and texts coming and going, and e-mails, that the Android OS seems to multitask better. It seems easier to navigate and operate a Lollipop based phone when you have tons of different texts coming, and incoming calls, etc... Where the iPhone just doesn't seem to handle multiple things going on as well or fluid. And I don't mean performance wise, I mean just switching between different apps, call, texts and e-mails, is easier on the Android, where the iPhone you have to like exit each one, and move to the next app, it just seems more clicks and longer time to do those tasks on the iPhone over Android. Bottomline, Android wins this big time.

Flat vs curved phone;

This is just a silly observation, I have always liked the newer Android phones with the curved back, and tapered thinner sides, feels easier to hold that way. But the iPhone 6 Plus, being a completely flat back, surprised in a good and bad way. Laying the 6 Plus down on a desk or table, it is so much easier to operate laying flat like that, and I LOVE it :) While the Nexus 6 no way can do that, it rocks back and forth teetering all over the place. But also holding a flat back phone is not as comfortable as the curved Nexus 6. But % wise, I think I lay the phone down on a table or desk more often, than actually holding the phone in hand. I probably lay the phone on a table 70% of the time, and 30% in my hand, just guessing, So a flat back is actually more useful and liked by me. Bottomline, 6 Plus flat back wins.

Vibration / Haptic Feedback;

I have a JB tweaked called HapticPro enabled, and it has options to give that haptic vibration throughout the OS, or wherever you like it, and it can be tweaked to be light or very heavy buzz, and per apps too. Anyways it gives the 6 Plus a solid nice buzz when clicking things, and I liek it. Sort of like my old HTC One M8 buzz, it was very solid and perfect too. But the Nexus 6 haptic feedback feels cheesy, it rattles the phone, and sounds weird, and feels way too powerful, it needs an option to adjust it. Bottomline, the 6 Plus does haptic vibration much better.


Overall score;

Both phones are excellent, in my nerd dream world I would take the iPhone 6 Plus that could flash CM12 ROM on it. That would be the best of both worlds. But in the real world, I can only use and keep one phone. And this Android nerd is most likely going to stick with the Jailbroke iPhone 6 Plus. I love the battery life and standby time on the JB 6 Plus, that is a HUGE deal for me. As is the lighter, thinner, and narrow size of the 6 Plus, it is just easier to hold and operate than the Nexus 6. But I do like Android 5.0 Lollipop better than iOS 8. But the Jailbreak helps a ton to soften the blow on iOS.

This is the last week I have to return the iPhone, I need a few more days with the Nexus 6 to really see.
 
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ComputerBox34 said:
Did you take encryption off the nexus 6? It has a huge affect on battery life
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How do I do that ?

And one weird thing popped up, after flashing my new Custom ROM, and setting up the phone, I had two ATT apps :mad: Where's did those come from ? I was able to uninstall them with ease though.
 
Zorachus said:
How do I do that ?

And one weird thing popped up, after flashing my new Custom ROM, and setting up the phone, I had two ATT apps :mad: Where's did those come from ? I was able to uninstall them with ease though.
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You need to flash a custom kernel that does not force encryption. Franco's currently does not. Once flashed, you then need to factory reset (or wipe userdata) to "unencrypt."

As far as the ATT apps - Lollipop now incorporates a feature that allows carriers to designate a certain package of apps to automatically install to your phone if their respective SIM card is inserted and activated. Once the phone sees it's on ATT's network, it goes out to the play store to download whichever apps are designated. Google's thinking behind this is that it would cut down on pre-installed bloat and allow OEM's to sell 1 variant of each phone that works on all 4 networks, just like the Nexus 6. Saves the OEM's money and allows the carrier to still push their own "experience" without demanding a VZW or ATT specific variant. ATT is currently the only carrier that participates in this program. I think T-Mobile might also push a My T-Mobile app down but they did it to appease Google and it is completely uninstallable.
 
Interesting observations, Z! I tried a Nexus 6, but didn't like its size at all. The Note 4 was far more comfortable to use and a better phone, IMO.

Have you tried Auxo 3, Vertex or SlideToKill 8? They offer different tweaks on multitasking and accessing the App Switcher. Overall, I'm more inclined to favor iOS, but there's no denying that Android does some things better.
 
I guess the one thing I am most amazed by is the Standby battery time on the 6 Plus. It just seems to keep the battery juice a long time. And also the smooth fluidity of the phone, like I keep saying the 6 Plus isn't warp speed quick, no, but it's always the same smooth and fluid animations, never ever a hiccup or stutter, just a consistent smoothness everywhere in the OS.

To me battery life is hands down the #1 most important feature of a smartphone. The thing is a useless brick if the battery's dead. And the 6 Plus with my tweaks rivals or even bests my old OnePlus One which was my battery life champion out of the 12 different Android phones I've owned the past 5 years.

And so far, the Nexus 6 just doesn't seem to have the same stamina. I am guessing the Nexus 6 is a 5h to 5.5h On Screen time phone. The OnePlus One was a 6h to 7h On Screen time phone, and this JB 6 Plus seems to be a 7h On Screen time phone.
 
Curious about the "you have to exit each app" claim on the iPhone. Have you tried double-tapping the home button to go to the multitasking menu? You can't see as many apps at once, but it's handy if you were just in one app and wanted to quickly dive back in without returning to the home screen. The main obstacle, as I see it, is that you can't simply slap a back button. Mind you, that creates some fun problems, such as seeing one app's window in the multitasking list even though you're technically switching to something else -- say, an Instagram window in Twitter.

Otherwise, I'd largely agree with the assessment, having used the Nexus 6 for a while (and both owning an iPhone 6 as well as trying the 6 Plus). They're both beasts that would make most fans of big phones happy. I'd go with the 6 Plus for the battery life and camera, but the N6 makes a good case for going big. And I kinda dig the curved back, since it's a bit easier to grab with authority... though slapping a case on the 6 Plus makes it very manageable.
 
Z: I'm pretty encouraged by your review, especially given your long history of preferring Android. I ordered a 128GB 6+, yesterday. Might be as long as two weeks before I get it, though. T-Mobile has this particular model on a 7-10 day back order. :(

Try those multitasking tweaks I mentioned above. They oughtta help speed up your work.
 
My rant against the Nexus 6 after owning it a brief time. I am mad at Google for making me like a Jailbreaked iPhone 6 Plus over their flagship Nexus phone this year :p I am the iPhone hater, I make fun of the Hipster iSheep, I should NOT be happy with an iPhone, but I am :eek: Well Jailbreaked of course, I wouldn't be saying this without the JB.

I go all the way back to the Nexus-One...Nexus-S...Galaxy Nexus...Nexus 4, and I stopped and didn't buy the Nexus 5 because of the crappy little battery they put in there.

And now Google makes a full high end flagship priced $700 Nexus phone, and it's just ok, nothing fantastic. The battery life seems average so far, and XDA users saying same thing, the battery life is good but not great. The size is just crazy, not just the 6" screen, but the bulging thickness, weight, and extra width makes this phone a beast, even next to the 6 Plus, an already large phone, but the Nexus 6 makes the 6 Plus feels like an average smaller sized phone.

How was OnePlus able to make and sell a phone for just $299, that IMO is a pretty darned good phone, with fantastic long battery life, beautiful screen, and very smooth performer. And the $700 Nexus 6 should blow it out of the water in every category, yet it doesn't.

Why do I like a Jailbreak iPhone over a brand new highend flagship Nexus ?

I think Google should have made the Nexus 6 a 5.5" screen size phone, making it smaller footprint than the iPhone 6 Plus, used more premiums materials like the HTC One line, and should have contracted HTC to make it actually. Stick with a 1080p display, not the silly 2k battery drainer. And stuck like a 3,300mAh battery in there.

Oh well...for now this Jailbreaked iPhone 6 Plus more than satisfies my tweaking nerd habits, but I can't stress enough, with no Jailbreak, there's no way I'd keep the iPhone, IMO the JB is a MUST. And playing with a Jailbreak iPhone is fresh, something brand new to me. And the quality of the phone itself is evident, really is well put together, beautiful screen with realistic true colors, fast performer, AMAZING standby battery life, and very thin and lightweight, and narrow, making this big phone easier to handle. Sure it's tall, but that's the only knock on the size, the length or height.

I am dying to see the HTC One M9 though, but please make the screen larger, but still keep 1080p.
 
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Here are my tweaks, and current homescreen setup :)

Cydia apps;


Homescreen;
 
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Thing is, the Nexus 6 doesn't feel like a premium flagship phone IMO, especially at the $700 price tag. I mean the HTC One M8 felt like a high end premium smartphone, the iPhone 6 Plus does as well. Heck, even the OnePlus One almost feels more premium or higher end than the Nexus 6 or equal quality, but is half the price.

To me the Nexus 6 feels like it should have been sold at the typical $399 off contract pricing.

The Nexus 6 haptic vibration shakes the whole phone, and sounds and feels cheap. The size really is HUGE. Even compared to the large 6 Plus, but the Nexus 6 feels like a whole other category of large. And the battery life isn't that great either on the Nexus 6, is just ok.

And I'm a big Android nexus AOSP fan.
 
Nexus has never felt flagship because it was never intended to be flagship but rather a stable development platforum for the latest Android plus they can't have it competing with the real flagship from the manufacturer producing it be it Samsung, LG, etc.
 
I honestly dont understand saying the N6 feels bigger than the iPplus. I've had the N6 since day one, coming from the Note3 and to me it's the same. I was actually surprised when I took it out of the box that it wasnt bigger. My battery life is just great. I can easily use my phone for a day and a half without a charge. How much more do I need? I do love the Plus, but I just can't go back to Apple.
 
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I honestly dont understand saying the N6 feels bigger than the iPplus. I've had the N6 since day one, coming from the Note3 and to me it's the same. I was actually surprised when I took it out of the box that it wasnt bigger. My battery life is just great. I can easily use my phone for a day and a half without a charge. How much more do I need? I do love the Plus, but I just can't go back to Apple.
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The nexus is actually wider but the height is about the same
 
Zorachus said:
Thing is, the Nexus 6 doesn't feel like a premium flagship phone IMO, especially at the $700 price tag. I mean the HTC One M8 felt like a high end premium smartphone, the iPhone 6 Plus does as well. Heck, even the OnePlus One almost feels more premium or higher end than the Nexus 6 or equal quality, but is half the price.

To me the Nexus 6 feels like it should have been sold at the typical $399 off contract pricing.

The Nexus 6 haptic vibration shakes the whole phone, and sounds and feels cheap. The size really is HUGE. Even compared to the large 6 Plus, but the Nexus 6 feels like a whole other category of large. And the battery life isn't that great either on the Nexus 6, is just ok.

And I'm a big Android nexus AOSP fan.
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Agreed. At the time the N5 felt closer to a flagship phone than the Nexus 6. At the $700 price point things like the pink screen are unacceptable IMO.
 
When I tried the Nexus 6, I didn't notice the pink issue... and you'd think I would have given that I often had the screen at near-minimum brightness in low light. Wondering if it's an inconsistent issue, or just that people like us obsess over it.
 
Blown 89 said:
Agreed. At the time the N5 felt closer to a flagship phone than the Nexus 6. At the $700 price point things like the pink screen are unacceptable IMO.
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That only happens with ambient display. If you go low brightness with it off the pink hue doesn't happen.

Acceptable phone is acceptable
 
Well my 2 week return window is today, and I don't plan on returning the Jailbreaked 6 Plus :eek:

My Wife has the Nexus 6 now, and I thought that'd be the phone I'd go with over the iPhone 6 Plus, and nope, just can't do it, not digging the Nexus 6 at all really, and I am HUGE Nexus AOSP phone fan.

This Jailbreaked iPhone 6 Plus, is nicer than I ever expected;

- Very fluid and smooth, never a hiccup or stutter.

- Standby battery life, might the best of any smartphone I've owned ( Which is like 15 different phones the past 6 years )

- Overall battery life on par with my tweaked and ROM'd OnePlus One, which was my Android battery champion, this JB 6 Plus is slightly better on battery life than 1+1

- I like the thin lightweight size, very easy to handle, and feels MUCH smaller in hand than the Titanic Nexus 6 in comparison. Trust me, they are not even close to the same size, I own both. Only the height is the same, everything else the 6 Plus is much smaller and way easier to hold.

- Flat back surprised me, at first thought I'd hate that, but I actually now really like it, so easy to operate laying on a desk or table. And now I don't like curved phones that rock back and forth on a table.

- Screen is very crisp and true colors, looks like my HTC One M8 in a good way.

- Touch ID surprised me, at first I didn't want it or even really care for it. But now I'm hooked, and it works so effortless and easy fast.

Overall I really like the Jailbreak iPhone 6 Plus. But I must say with no Jailbreak, there's no way I'd keep this phone, the JB is a MUST IMO
 
What are you getting for battery life? Assuming that you check email, pop off a few texts, listen to some music, browse the web, open up a few apps here and there? I'm getting about 2 days on my Droid Turbo. I have to say...I miss the fluidity of iOS, and things "Just working" out of the box. Some of the apps on the google play store that I use seem to either be a bit jerky, or just aren't as flushed out as their iOS counterparts.
 
BiH115 said:
What are you getting for battery life? Assuming that you check email, pop off a few texts, listen to some music, browse the web, open up a few apps here and there? I'm getting about 2 days on my Droid Turbo. I have to say...I miss the fluidity of iOS, and things "Just working" out of the box. Some of the apps on the google play store that I use seem to either be a bit jerky, or just aren't as flushed out as their iOS counterparts.
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I'm a hardcore user. Look over my posts here through the years. On workdays I am on my all day nonstop, no WiFi all 4G LTE. I unplug my phone with full charge at 6am, and don't plug back in until 11pm. And I make 2 hours worth of phone calls per day, send dozens and dozens of texts to my clients each day, surf the web, check and send dozens of e-mails all day long. Basically I hammer my phone all day and night long, am on it constantly, never putting it down barely.

To me, I have figured on busy work days for Android phone, the only phones that lasted me full days to nights, were phones that could give me at least 6h On Screen time. And those were the tweaked OnePlus One and Note 2. Any other phone I always would need to plug in either in the afternoon or dinner time. Only the 1+1 and N2 could last my full extreme heavy us, and give me that 7h On Screen time I need.

My point is, the 6 Plus can handle this same use, and gives equivalent battery life to my tweaked and battery friendly custom kernel, OnePlus One. I go to bed, and the 6 Plus typically still has 20% to 25% battery left, and that's after an all day heavy usage of 17 hours unplugged and never on WiFi.

And the Standby time is insanely good
 
I'm amazed that you're keeping the 6+. You were the quintessential android fan-boy in past threads lol Jailbreaking does add a whole lot of value to the experience however. Even though iOS is getting a lot more usable with every release, it's still nice to have the ability to do what you want with it.


I also agree that the battery life is nothing short of amazing on it. Even with moderately heavy use, I can go a day or two between charging. Standby is the real killer though. When the newness wears off and you don't play with it as much... you can go many days between charging. In contrast to my GF who still owns an iPhone 5 (charging her phone multiple times a day).
 
Zorachus said:
I'm a hardcore user. Look over my posts here through the years. On workdays I am on my all day nonstop, no WiFi all 4G LTE. I unplug my phone with full charge at 6am, and don't plug back in until 11pm. And I make 2 hours worth of phone calls per day, send dozens and dozens of texts to my clients each day, surf the web, check and send dozens of e-mails all day long. Basically I hammer my phone all day and night long, am on it constantly, never putting it down barely.

To me, I have figured on busy work days for Android phone, the only phones that lasted me full days to nights, were phones that could give me at least 6h On Screen time. And those were the tweaked OnePlus One and Note 2. Any other phone I always would need to plug in either in the afternoon or dinner time. Only the 1+1 and N2 could last my full extreme heavy us, and give me that 7h On Screen time I need.

My point is, the 6 Plus can handle this same use, and gives equivalent battery life to my tweaked and battery friendly custom kernel, OnePlus One. I go to bed, and the 6 Plus typically still has 20% to 25% battery left, and that's after an all day heavy usage of 17 hours unplugged and never on WiFi.

And the Standby time is insanely good
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I knew you were a hardcore user back on android but just needed to get your current opinion. I run two startups and work full-time, so battery life is very important to me. I do miss iOS for sure...but having only recently tried android (Note 3, and now the Droid Turbo), I have to say I do like the other side. I might go back to iPhone for the 6S, but I just can't handle a big phone anymore.
 
dr.stevil said:
I'm amazed that you're keeping the 6+. You were the quintessential android fan-boy in past threads lol Jailbreaking does add a whole lot of value to the experience however. Even though iOS is getting a lot more usable with every release, it's still nice to have the ability to do what you want with it.


I also agree that the battery life is nothing short of amazing on it. Even with moderately heavy use, I can go a day or two between charging. Standby is the real killer though. When the newness wears off and you don't play with it as much... you can go many days between charging. In contrast to my GF who still owns an iPhone 5 (charging her phone multiple times a day).
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I was the iPhone hater, and didn't like iSheep's LOL :p Now I am sporting a beard and wearing a black turtleneck already :cool:

Jailbreak helps a lot here, making the iPhone do as much as my rooted Android phones. I even have iFile installed, can plug the iPhone into the PC, and drag an drop files, no need for iTunes.

And this does not feel like a big phone to me. I had the OnePlus One, and this feels about the same size, yes it's taller for sure, but the thinness and lighter weight, and being a very narrow large phone, make it an easy phone to handle. Trust me, using the Nexus 6 last night for a few hours, and going back to my 6 Plus, the 6 Plus feels like a significantly smaller device. And the Nexus 6 battery life is just ok, nothing ground breaking, it seems to be a 5h On Screen time phone. I would put this 6 Plus as being a 7h On Screen time phone, with awesome standby time I've never seen on any Android phone before.

At the end of the day, a rooted Android phone vs. a Jailbreak iPhone = pretty much the same IMO;

- I use my smartphone to make phone calls, text, e-mail, and surf the web, and get sports scores updates, that's pretty much it. Both Android and iOS do that very similar. Battery life being the biggest factor to me, I need a phone to last all day and night long without thinking of having to charge it. The 6 Plus does all of this with ease, and is super fluid smooth too
 
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You should set up a service to JB and tweak the IPhone for Android users.

Sounds like you found a sweet combination.
 
I'm surprised this hasn't made BGR yet. (They already wrote an article about some android fan on reddit switching to iPhone.)
 
Zorachus said:
I was the iPhone hater, and didn't like iSheep's LOL :p Now I am sporting a beard and wearing a black turtleneck already :cool:

Jailbreak helps a lot here, making the iPhone do as much as my rooted Android phones. I even have iFile installed, can plug the iPhone into the PC, and drag an drop files, no need for iTunes.

And this does not feel like a big phone to me. I had the OnePlus One, and this feels about the same size, yes it's taller for sure, but the thinness and lighter weight, and being a very narrow large phone, make it an easy phone to handle. Trust me, using the Nexus 6 last night for a few hours, and going back to my 6 Plus, the 6 Plus feels like a significantly smaller device. And the Nexus 6 battery life is just ok, nothing ground breaking, it seems to be a 5h On Screen time phone. I would put this 6 Plus as being a 7h On Screen time phone, with awesome standby time I've never seen on any Android phone before.

At the end of the day, a rooted Android phone vs. a Jailbreak iPhone = pretty much the same IMO;

- I use my smartphone to make phone calls, text, e-mail, and surf the web, and get sports scores updates, that's pretty much it. Both Android and iOS do that very similar. Battery life being the biggest factor to me, I need a phone to last all day and night long without thinking of having to charge it. The 6 Plus does all of this with ease, and is super fluid smooth too
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Are you using PwnTunes to transfer files? I was just curious if there was another app that worked with iFile.
 
Playing with the Wife's Nexus 6 tonight, it is a nice phone, don't get me wrong, I don't hate it. And messing around with it this evening reminded that it's a cool device, nice vibrant screen, very fast. But it is a huge device :eek: Actually the battery life on the Nexus 6 might not be too bad. But my Wife doesn't really use her phone at work. She unplugged it off full charge at 7am, it is now 6:30pm, almost 12 hours later, her phone still has 87% battery life left, and shows 1h 5m On Screen time used.

But I think more than anything I just need a break from Android for a bit. Been a ROM flasher all last year, got a little too crazy, always messing with my Android phones, always flashing new ROM's and new Kernels, and new tweaks. I started off 2014 with my Galaxy S4 still, then got the HTC One M8, and then the OnePlus One, and ended up with the Nexus 6 at the new year.

All great phones, but I went overboard on my XDA addiction, and this Fall I think I flashed a good 30+ different Lollipop ROM's over the course of two months, testing out different builds, different versions, etc... And that did me in :eek: Need to take a breather.
 
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Same here. I don't think I'll ever want to jump back into Android. All these "multitask" feat is practically useless for phones, when the quality of mobile apps (iOS included) are garbage. Why anyone want those crappy apps opened simultaneously is beyond me. Simplicity is more important in a phone, and iOS is superior to Android in this field.
 
@Zorachus ....... regarding this quote from your post...."Trust me, they are not even close to the same size, I own both. Only the height is the same, everything else the 6 Plus is much smaller and way easier to hold."

Honestly we must have two different sets of phones. If I place my N6 on top of my 6plus, to me the size difference is almost not notable. We are talking about millimeters of difference here.
 
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@Zorachus ....... regarding this quote from your post...."Trust me, they are not even close to the same size, I own both. Only the height is the same, everything else the 6 Plus is much smaller and way easier to hold."

Honestly we must have two different sets of phones. If I place my N6 on top of my 6plus, to me the size difference is almost not notable. We are talking about millimeters of difference here.
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You didn't quote enough of what he said:

it's the same size as the Nexus 6 almost, but the Nexus 6 has a way bigger screen. yes that's true technically, but the 6 Plus is a lot narrow, way thinner, and lighter. Sure it's the same height as the Nexus 6, but the 6 Plus having a narrower width, being a lot thinner, and lighter makes it feel in hand, much much smaller and more manageable than the Nexus 6. Really is a big difference, and pictures on website reviews, or YouTube videos can't really show that size and feel in hand difference.


The basic statement is that it's the third dimension, that is to say the 'thickness' as opposed to height and width (although he notes that the Nexus 6 is also slightly wider) that make the phone feel much larger in hand. And if you were accounting that phones take up three dimensional spaces, the Nexus 6 therefore has more volume.
 
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You didn't quote enough of what he said:

it's the same size as the Nexus 6 almost, but the Nexus 6 has a way bigger screen. yes that's true technically, but the 6 Plus is a lot narrow, way thinner, and lighter. Sure it's the same height as the Nexus 6, but the 6 Plus having a narrower width, being a lot thinner, and lighter makes it feel in hand, much much smaller and more manageable than the Nexus 6. Really is a big difference, and pictures on website reviews, or YouTube videos can't really show that size and feel in hand difference.


The basic statement is that it's the third dimension, that is to say the 'thickness' as opposed to height and width (although he notes that the Nexus 6 is also slightly wider) that make the phone feel much larger in hand. And if you were accounting that phones take up three dimensional spaces, the Nexus 6 therefore has more volume.
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Actually your quote of what I should have quoted, from his quote, is not a quote from the post I quoted from.;)
 
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Actually your quote of what I should have quoted, from his quote, is not a quote from the post I quoted from.;)
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Going back to the size difference between the 6 Plus and Nexus 6.

My wife's been on the Nexus 6 a solid week now. Today in the car was her first time using my iPhone 6 Plus. Her immediate comment was how small this phone felt. She said wow this thing is tiny compared to my Nexus 6. Then again said, man my Nexus feels twice the size of this phone. Her last comment was, this iPhone is so much smaller and way easier to hold then my phone.

In the course of a couple minutes my wife made three comments saying how big her Nexus 6 is in comparison to the 6 is.
 
Zorachus said:
- I use my smartphone to make phone calls, text, e-mail, and surf the web, and get sports scores updates, that's pretty much it.
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Why do you say that you need to jailbreak if this is all you need from your. smartphone?

I just sold my last OnePlus One today after using my Note 4 for the past week and your posting in this thread inspired me to try the 6 Plus as a daily driver as I have tried one off and on at the office. Picked one up from Swappa and it should be here Thursday.

I also have grown tired of rooting and flashing as I just want my phone to work and do it well.

Note 4 is a very nice device but does have the occasional laggy moment but the camera is much better than OnePlus and battery life is on par. Screen is much better.

IPhone 6 Plus would hit all these same marks but after reading your posts and all that you did it seems like going through all the same type of steps again that were gone through with rooting an Android phone and flashing custom ROM's

What specifically can you not live with running stock iOS based on what you state you use your phone for?

I did not realize that I can download almost all of the Google Apps for iOS if I want so I can bring over all of my music, movies, etc.

Just looking for your thoughts as you provided a wealth of information over this thread and I have enjoyed reading your opinion. It's refreshing to see some iOS vs Android thread that doesn't just turn into a fanboi bashfest for either side.

Figure I'll give the 6 Plus a go all stock iOS before doing anything else with it and see how she goes as the last iphone I had was an iPhone 4.

If not then back to the Note 4 until the M9 or OnePlus Two hit the market.
 
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